Some 150 public radio stations in Europe will broadcast the song “Give Peace a Chance” once morest the war in Ukraine at 07:45 GMT on Friday, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced on Thursday.
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This famous piece, written by John Lennon, can be heard in more than 25 countries, including Ukraine, and private European radio stations will also join this initiative, the EBU said.
“The horrors of the war once morest Ukraine are more evident every day. Our solidarity, our humanity and our support are necessary”, declared Patricia Schlesinger, director of the Berlin regional radio RBB, at the origin of the project.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the entry of his armed forces into Ukraine on February 24, which have since been leading a major offensive there.
Yurii Tabachenko, executive producer of Ukrainian radio Channel One, said: “It is extremely important that today Europe is united around Ukraine.”
“Give Peace a Chance”, released in 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band, was recorded in Montreal during the peace bed-in of John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel.
Founded in 1950, the EBU, headquartered in Geneva, is the world’s largest public service media alliance, with 113 members in 56 countries. She is known to the general public through her Eurovision Song Contest.